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After months of preparation and coordination, the United Nations and partners have begun a high-risk operation to prevent a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe off the coast of Yemen.

This year is the halfway point in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. With the rest of the UN family, UNDP is committed to accelerating action to get the world back on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

See how and where UNICEF uses resources to drive results for every child

In December 2022, the international development community gathered in Geneva (and online) for the third High-Level Meeting (HLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC). In recent years, declining political interest and stalled progress towards effectiveness targets have led some to argue that the agenda is at best “insufficient” for guiding best practice in a changing development landscape, and at worst, “dead”.

In this blog, we briefly summarise six worrying trends in how climate finance is being spent, and recommend the GPEDC set up a working group on climate finance, alongside three other recommendations for policy-makers at bilateral and multilateral development agencies; as well as those working on the new climate finance goal with the UNFCCC. 

DHAKA, Dec 13, 2022 (BSS) - Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has said that global

The meeting is held within the framework of the Effective Development Cooperation Summit, which is held by the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (onsite and virtual participation) in Geneva on 12-14 December.

Speaking on the first day (12 December) of the 2022 Effective Development Cooperation Summit in Geneva, Switzerland Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) kicked off by highlighting the key themes underpinning the international development cooperation landscape. The summit has been organised by the Global Partnership for Effective

Global development cooperation must find new narratives in order to become more effective, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). 

A new political commitment for development effectiveness is urgently needed to drive implementation in support of the 2030 Agenda. The upcoming Geneva Summit is a test of the political will available to drive its implementation in the years ahead.